And what a great New Year it is!!! New students in the Dojo and new energy for “beginners” mind.
Welcome 2011 with all of your opportunities and possibilities! It is training time!
Ous!
Phoenix Continues to Rise!
It was my pleasure and my honor to attend The 23rd Annual 2010 Global Leadership Conference & U.S.A. International Black Belt Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Conference Weekend on November 12-14. It was wonderful to see old friends and make new ones from the United States and around the world.
Missing from this years event was the physical presence of Dr. Marty Manuel but his Spirit was alive and well represented by his students. A great Martial Artist,Sensei and Man. You are missed my Brother in the Martial Arts.
My thanks to Dr. Tom LeBrun for nominating me for The Diamond Crystal Award of Spirit and to Grandmaster John Kanzler for inducting Alan McGraw with the Outstanding achievement Award.
It was also my pleasure and honor to present a Kabox seminar to my fellow Martial Arts colleagues.My proudest moment came when Soke Kanzler announced Phoenix Martial Arts System at the banquet dinner that evening as he presented me with my Award.
A special thank you to my students. Because of you the Phoenix continues to rise!
Phoenix is flying!
Phoenix Martial Arts is flying high. Tonight we had Shiai aka belt rank promotions and every one passed with flying colors. Thank you to Kitt Hazelton, Logan Wuerslin, Giselle Cazaudumec,Kayla Bottomms, and Carrie Mathews for helping to test these wonderful karateka.
Achieving rank in the children’s class were the following:
Aidan Moscarello, Chris Scott Ameden, Hunter Fillion, Jillian Ihasz, Olivier Cazaudumec
And achieving rank in the adults class were:
Alex Johnson, Nicole Fillion, Betsy Hurley, Ben Comar, Alan McGraw
I am very proud of all of you. It is an honor to be your Sensei.
BRINGING THE POWER!
On Oct. 23rd at the Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center in Rutland, Aimee DeRoehn and myself will be combining Yoga and Martial Arts in a seminar that we call BRINGING THE POWER. SELF DEFENSE meets KABOX meets POWER YOGA and we as instructors take you on a Body,Mind,Spirit adventure that will empower you from the inside/out. Come join us from 1:30 to 5:00. This seminar is open to all Martial Artists, Yogis, and non-practitioners of either ages 13 and above. Pre-registration is preferred. Cost of the seminar is $45.00 pre./$ 55.00 at the door.
To learn more about Aimee DeRoehn visit www.roadhomie.com.
And to learn more about Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center visit www.pyramidvt.com.
For more info please call me at 802-379-1296 or call Aimee or the Pyramid at the phone numbers that you will find at their websites.
Namaste!
Up Coming Events!
Upcoming events:
Oct. 9, 2010:KOBOX at 2:00 and 2:30 at the Great Rutland Race. One event in a day of fun for the city. Benefits Pink Ribbon Diva Foundation and the Scholarship Program for the Rutland Rec. Dept. Check out www.greatrutlandrace.com. Location of the KABOX DEMO will be announced.
Oct 23,2010-KABOX and PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTS teams with Aimee DeRoehn of ROAD HOME POWER YOGA at Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center for BRINGING the POWER. Martial Arts/Kabox combine with Yoga so that participants will learn about self empowerment using self-defense, fitness and yoga. The class will run from 1:30 to 5:00
Check out Road Home Power Yoga at www.roadhomie.com
Check out Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center at www.pyramidvt.com
Nov. 12-14,2010 I will be attending the 23rd Annual 2010 Global Leadership Conference & U.S.A. International Black Belt Hall of Fame induction ceremony conference weekend. This event is sponsored by the Eastern U.S.A. International Martial Arts Association and is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Check out their website: www.eusaimaa.com
Exciting! Stay tuned for more.
Kabox meets Road Home Empower Yoga
This Saturday 6/19/2010 two powerful forces come together in one seminar. Not only Martial Arts meets Yoga, Kabox meets Road Home Empower Yoga, Phoenix Martial Arts meets Vinyasa Power Yoga, and Martial Artist meets Spiritual Athlete. Aimee DeRoehn and I team up to do a seminar that will put Martial Arts and Vinyasa Yoga together. Martial Arts has its roots in yoga and meditation, it is only natural to combine the two disciplines. Aimee and I are passionate about what we do and we believe in the fact that it can heal and empower every individual that participates in our class. And on top of this you will have fun as well.
You know about Kabox but here is a little about what Aimee has to offer:
Hey Spiritual Athlete! What an honor to be part of YOUR NEW BEGININGS and YOUR journey to revealing your Authentic Personal Power!
Join me for an amazing, unique, transformational, experience called Power Vinyasa Yoga Basics. Together, we hang out and explore the building blocks of a basic foundational Yoga Practice. “Vinyasa” means that without blocks, allow me to teach you how breathing, alignment married with the flow of physical postures creates a meditation in motion. Allow Power Vinyasa to teach you the acceptance of working with what YOU OWN already for strength and flexibility, unplugging from your life and wringing out whatever head and heart trash your body houses too!
I leave people BETTER than I found them. Let Power Vinyasa deeply nurture you, strengthen your personal self-worth, Yoga is so much more than the physical, it is about becoming more grounded and confident and KINDER to yourself too! You are far more capable and worthy than you might allow yourself to THINK. I am looking to show you you’re MORE than a body, your body is the abode YOUR UNIQUE awesome SOUL resides in. If I can have you walking out feeling more in awe of YOUR UNIQUE self, your grace, your beauty. If you leave FEELING FOR YOU, you will feel for OTHERS. If you leave feeling like you found the BEST version of YOU, you will ONLY see that in others and liberate them to express themselves from the grace of themselves. IF you feel the SOUL of YOU, then you will see it in your CHILD, your LOVED ones, your siblings, your neighbor, your pets, and your plants! THEN, I will have taught you the basics of POWER VINYASA.. Healing the planet , with YOU! Stronger in body, clearer in mind, FULLER heart! EMpowered to change YOUR WORLD!
(Learn more about Aimee at www.roadhomie.com or e-mail her at yogaleona@yahoo.com.
The seminar will start with some Phoenix Self Defense basics and then move into Kabox and then Aimee will introduce you to her Road Home Empower Yoga.
Seminar schedule will be as follows: 1:30 -Self Defense Basics
2:30- Kabox
3:30- Power Vinyasa Yoga Basics
Cost is $45.00 and we ask that you please call 802-375-1296 or respond to www.jonbottomms.wordpress.com by leaving a post to reserve a spot.
Please bring water, a yoga mat, food for a quick energy boost and lots of ENTHUSIASM!
Namaste.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to Ronan Phillips (Orange), Ian Phillips (Yellow) and Ryan Towsley (Green) on a very successful and FUN young Warrior’s Shiai. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! to Betsy Hurley (Yellow), Mikhaila Shum (Yellow), Erica Johnson (Green), Ben Comar (Purple), Kitt Hazelton (Shodan) and Coleen West (Nidan) on a very SPIRITED and successful adult Warrior’s Shiai.
Thank you to my board of Black Belts for attending– Dr. Tom LeBrun, Christine Uschida, Alan McGraw and Bob Stannard.
Domo Arigato! Oss! Namaste!
THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN FOR US ALL AS PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTISTS– UNIVERSAL WARRIORS SEEKING PEACE!
“KABOX with Frank” for Prostate Cancer
Take a popular KABOX Class from April 26th through May 1st and at the same time support Frank Hanes solo cross-country bike ride for Prostate Cancer research.
On June 1, 2010 Frank Hanes, co-owner and innkeeper of The Inn at Manchester, will leave Anacortes, Washington and pedal his bike east for almost two months until he reaches the Atlantic Ocean on Maine’s rocky coast. Frank is embarking on this once-in-a-lifetime event to bring attention to Prostate Cancer and the need for additional research funding. To learn more about his journey visit http://www.innatmanchester.com/ridewithfrank
To support this event I invite everyone – first time and returning Kabox students – to enjoy an energized fun workout that week and $10 of your class fee will be donated to Frank Hanes’ Ride for Prostate Cancer. This is an important cause so grab all your friends! Current KABOX members are encouraged to make individual donations that week in whatever manner they choose. (But let’s show our commitment to health and be generous!)
Remember – KABOX is for everyone, not just fitness fanatics – everyone works out at the exertion level that’s best for their body and fitness. So KABOX is right for little Billy and Aunt Sally – bring the family! Let’s rally behind Frank and this important cause.
Choose the class that’s best for you!
KABOX CLASSES TIMES:
M W F 12 to 1 pm
T TH 9 to 10 am & 5:30-6:30 pm
Sat 9-10 am
LOCATION:
Vermont Country Store Complex
Rte 7A North
Manchester, Vermont
Affiliation with Road Home EMpower Yoga
I am happy to announce a new affiliation I have with Ms. Aimee DeRoehn of Road Home EMpower Yoga. I am looking to combine my Martial Arts System with her Vinyasa Power Yoga to offer workshops that we hope will EMpower & ENhance the Body, Mind & Spirit of the participants. Dates & times of the seminars to be announced.
Our first collaboration will also include Mr. Rich Marantz of Green Mountain Tai Chi. We are hoping to do a benefit combining Kabox, Vinyasa Power Yoga & Qigong on May 1, 2010. Proceeds of the benefit will go to the Haitians & a local charity- The You Are Never Alone Foundation (www.YouAreNeverAloneFoundation.org). Stay tuned for the details.
For more information on Ms. DeRoehn’s Vinyasa Power Yoga, you may visit her website @ www.roadhomie.com .
For more information on Mr. Marantz’s Green Mountain Tai Chi, you can visit his website @ www.greenmountaintaichi.com .
Namaste
Vermont Special Olympics Karate?
It is Judy McGraw’s & my goal to introduce Karate into the Vermont Special Olympics program. Judy is the mother of Alan McGraw, who is one of my longtime Karate students. Alan is also a Special Olympics athelete. We are hoping to combine Alan’s Martial Arts skills with his Special Olympic Sport activities. Alan also holds a First-Degree Blackbelt & is a fellow member of the Blackbelt Hall of Fame in Pittsburg, PA.
We will be doing a Karate Demonstration at the Special Olympics Games on the weekend of April17-18, 2010 in Burlington, Vt. The times & details of this demo will be announced as soon as we get the final details. For more information of this Special Event you may visit the Special Olympic website @ http://www.vtso.org/event_detail.php?eventID=243 . Thank you Judy for asking me to be a part of this.
Namaste
